SCM Manager
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Job Summary
At Beiersdorf we want to help people feel good about their skin and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA Eucerin La Prairie Hansaplast and Labello. We act according to our purpose WE CARE BEYOND SKIN and take responsibility for our consumers our employees the environment and society.
Behind every brand every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values CARE COURAGE SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.
Your Tasks
As Shopper & Customer Marketing Manager you will drive category growth shopper activation excellence and customer/channel-centric commercial strategies that deliver sustainable sales and market share growth. You will be responsible for translating company and category strategies into winning customer plans through category insights channel strategies shopper understanding activation excellence and best-in-class in-store execution standards.
Acting as a key business partner to Sales Marketing RGM and Finance you will identify growth opportunities develop compelling customer propositions and ensure consistent execution of commercial priorities across channels and customers.
You will lead the S&CM agenda by integrating category management sales fundamentals activation planning and POS excellence into one coherent framework that maximizes commercial impact and retailer value creation
Main Accountabilities
Category & Shopper Strategy
- Develop category growth strategies based on shopper insights market trends and customer opportunities.
- Identify growth opportunities across categories channels and customers.
- Build compelling category stories and recommendations for customers.
Value Creation & Customer Planning
- Translate category and brand strategies into customer and channel plans.
- Define activation priorities and growth initiatives to maximize commercial performance.
- Ensure plans reflect shopper behavior customer needs and channel dynamics.
Shopper & Customer Marketing & Activation
- Lead execution of category activation plans consumer campaigns visibility initiatives and secondary placements.
- Drive successful innovation launches and commercialization across customers.
Sales Fundamentals Excellence
- Ensure execution excellence across:
- Distribution
- Assortment
- Visibility
- Shelf Excellence
- Promotions
- Secondary Placements
- Monitor KPIs and identify actions to improve in-store execution performance.
Business Insights & Performance Management
- Analyze category customer and market performance to identify opportunities and risks.
- Provide actionable recommendations through category reviews post-evaluations and business analyses.
- Support forecasting and annual business planning processes with insights and recommendations.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Sales Marketing Finance Supply Chain and RGM to deliver commercial objectives.
- Act as the key S&CM expert for assigned categories and customers.
- Share best practices and support capability development across teams.
People & Capability Development
- Coach and support team members through guidance knowledge sharing and feedback.
- Foster a culture of ownership collaboration and continuous improvement.
Your Profile
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Administration Marketing Economics Commerce or a related field.
- 3 years experience in Category Management Shopper Marketing Trade Marketing Customer Marketing or a related commercial function.
- Strong understanding of shopper and customer behavior category dynamics and retail/customer environments.
- Strong analytical thinking and data analysis skills.
- Proven experience in developing category strategies customer plans and growth initiatives based on data and insights.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Sales Marketing Finance Supply Chain and other commercial stakeholders.
- Strong commercial and analytical mindset.
- Ability to translate insights into business growth opportunities.
- High ownership prioritization and execution focus.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Collaborative and influential across functions and levels.
- Passion for continuous improvement capability building and team development.
Please send your CV in English.
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About Company
We care for skin, we care for people and we care beyond skin. That is what makes us unique.
